A/N: When it comes to a Karaoke sing off, Mikey and April won't hold back. Especially April!
I OWN NOTHING!
Enjoy!
Karaoke
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?"
"No, Mikey."
"Come ooooooon, April! Just this once, and I promise I'll love you forever!"
April rolled her eyes skyward and let out a long sigh. It was midday in the lair on a Saturday, and while yes, she was hanging out with her brothers again, she was also trying to catch up on her latest trig paper, which unfortunately for her was due on the Monday. Donatello, as usual, had agreed to help her on it as soon as he was finished with helping Leo wax the Shellraiser…again. Raphael had left the lair an hour ago with Casey to do…well, whatever it was that Raph and Casey could to do in the afternoon, and Master Splinter was meditating in the dojo as per usual. And of course, since April was the only one in the living room, Mikey decided to come and pester her due to loneliness and boredom. Don't get her wrong, she loved Mikey, in fact she adored all of her turtle brothers.
But like all younger siblings, there was only so much they could do before you decided you'd had enough.
And on top of that, he wanted her to sing with him on a karaoke game called 'Star Singer'. Karaoke wasn't exactly her area. Sure, she loved singing, but some of the songs they decided to play on karaoke these days, combined with Mikey's taste in music was just…bleh.
Putting her pencil down on the side of the bench, April turned to Mikey's hopeful, freckled green face. "Mikey, I'd love to, but right now I have a paper to finish before Monday. We can always do it later though, alright?" she bargained with the sweetest smile she could manage, hoping that he would see the light and go do something else, just for now.
Of course he wouldn't.
Instead, he took both her tiny hands in his larger ones and squeezed them pleadingly, but not enough to hurt her of course. "Come on, April! Just one song, and then I'll leave you alone! I promise! And you can pick the song!" he begged.
Just as April was about to protest again, she stopped short when he did…the thing. The thing that we all hated, but we all ended up giving into.
The Mikey Puppy Eyes.
He just sat there, staring up at her with big, blue, adorable, annoying, cute, baby -
Oh, forget it.
She rolled her eyes and sighed again. "Fine."
And only five seconds after she said that, the game was set up, there was a microphone in her hands, and Mikey was flicking through the different songs with the biggest grin April had ever seen on his face.
April made a face as she felt my cheeks heat up. 'Damn you, adorable Puppy Face!' she cursed inwardly. Oh she would relish the day when she refused to give in to the Puppy Face. They all would.
"Okay, April!" Mikey crowed as he turned back to her. "Which one?"
April looked at the screen, reading through the dozens of songs available. Wait a second. She knew most of those songs, and they were actually pretty good. In fact, most of them were songs that she used to worship as a kid. But eventually, her eyes fell upon one song in particular that she (and probably the rest of the world) knew by now off by heart. And April couldn't suppress the grin that broke out across her face.
She turned to Mikey, who was already thinking the same thing, and with a flashy grin, he clicked on the song.
April felt butterflies erupt in her stomach as the song started playing. Mikey stood up next to her with his microphone in hand, sending her an eager grin that she returned. And on cue, they began to sing, with Mikey singing lower in harmony to April's voice.
"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I'm the queen."
The two of them shared a giggle. This was so embarrassing, but it felt so good.
"The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!
Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know
Well, now they know!"
As they hit the chorus, their faces were nearly split in half with the grins they wore. April swore that she could feel someone's eyes on them from Donnie's lab, but she could care less right now. She was with Mikey now, the most fun of the turtles. She could afford to look like a dork.
"Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door!
I don't care
What they're going to say
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway!"
As they carried on, they were half laughing and half singing as we moved their hips to the upbeat song without a care in the world. Eventually, their singing got louder as the song played on. And April had to admit, Mikey was a very good singer. And this was the first time that April had actually been able to sing like this in a long, long time…
For once, April found herself glad that Mikey forced her into this. And even though she felt the eyes of everyone in the lair on the both of them, April decided that nothing else in that moment mattered as she drew in a deep breath, and with Mikey by her side, they belted out the final chorus.
Just like it said in the song, April allowed herself to let it go.
"Let it go, let it go
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone!
Here I stand
In the light of day
Let the storm rage oooooooooon -"
"THE COLD NEVER BOTHERED ME ANYWAY!" everyone in the room shouted at once, startling April and Mikey a little bit die to how loud they were. Before long however, they all dissolved into fits of laughter.
Mikey then rammed into April, throwing his arms around her waist and lifting her right off her feet in a strong, loving hug. "You were awesome, April!" he giggled. "You really know how to let it go, sis!"
Despite the horrible pun, a smile grew on her features as April pretended to look smug and examine her fingernails. "I know, Mikey," she teased. "I know."